Antique Bird Print of The Northern Gannet by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829

1829 · Birds, Plants & Natural History

Antique Bird Print of The Northern Gannet by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829

Name: Antique Bird Print of The Northern Gannet by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-05991-208
Price: 975 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1829
Kind: Birds, Plants & Natural History
Size: 53 × 37 cm (20.9 × 14.6 in)
Condition: Good
Period: The Early Republic
Reference: BG-05991-208

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Northern gannet, the Dutch Jan-van-Gent, titled "Pelecanus Bassanus", a hand-colored engraving from Nederlandsche Vogelen, the Amsterdam work on Dutch birds issued by C. Nozeman, M. Houttuyn and J.C. Sepp between 1770 and 1829. The sheet is dated 1829 in the catalog.

A single adult gannet stands in profile on a small mound of grass at the water's edge, with its bill open and its head turned slightly to the side. The head and neck are washed in pale buff, the body is white, and the black wingtips cross over the tail. Tufts of marsh grass rise around the bird, and the Latin name is lettered across the upper right. The plate is delicately colored by hand.

The northern gannet (Morus bassanus) is the largest of the gannets and breeds on both sides of the Atlantic, in Western Europe and in North America.

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